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Name Niall

Meaning:

maybe champion

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About the name Niall in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	Irish
US 2021 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:	Bill, Gill, Jill, Nael, Naël, Nail, Nala, Neal, Nell, Nia Details

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About Neil, the group of names with the same origin as Niall

Meaning/translation:	maybe champion
Language of origin:	Old Irish
Info about origin:	from the Gaelic name Niall with a disputed meaning, maybe champion
Words:	niall = the champion Old Irish
Topics:	Words
Variants' top ranks:	22:Neil England+Wales 1974, 23:Nigel England+Wales 1964, 36:Niall Ireland 1999, 363:Neal USA 1980-1989
Somehow related to:	Nelson
Old/original forms:	Nigellus Latinized
Name variants:	Neal, Neil, Niall, Nigel, Njal Sortable list Details

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Popularity lists that contain the name Niall

Series	Graph	Rankings
Ireland	Graph	2014 91, 2013 88, 2012 93, 2011 86, 2010 91, 2009 70, 2008 82, 2007 76, 2006 60, 2005 53, 2004 50, 2003 54, 2002 40, 2001 41, 2000 38, 1999 36, 1998 37
Scotland	Graph	2020 168, 2017 177, 2013 183